The Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon, D.D. L.L.D. Late President of the College, at Princeton New-Jersey: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Author's Life, in a Sermon Occasioned by His Death, by the Rev. Dr. John Rodgers, of New York. : In Three Volumes. : Vol. I[-III].William W. Woodward, no. 17, Chesnut near Front Street., 1801 - 368 Seiten |
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... least to be blamed , are those , whose whole hearts are fet upon what is their business for life . Therefore though a fchoolmafter can fearcely fpeak with- out citing Virgil or Horace , he is to be indulged ; and though he may not make ...
... least to be blamed , are those , whose whole hearts are fet upon what is their business for life . Therefore though a fchoolmafter can fearcely fpeak with- out citing Virgil or Horace , he is to be indulged ; and though he may not make ...
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... least fifty years be- fore the English in this refpect ; and though there are some branches of writing in which there are English authors not inferior to any of the French that I am acquainted with ; yet in general , there is to be ...
... least fifty years be- fore the English in this refpect ; and though there are some branches of writing in which there are English authors not inferior to any of the French that I am acquainted with ; yet in general , there is to be ...
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... least expence and with perfect safety . IV . Laftly , Eloquence ; that is to fay , compofition and criticifm , including the whole of what is commonly called the belles lettres ftudy . Nothing is more plain than the neceflity of this ...
... least expence and with perfect safety . IV . Laftly , Eloquence ; that is to fay , compofition and criticifm , including the whole of what is commonly called the belles lettres ftudy . Nothing is more plain than the neceflity of this ...
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... least , if not of character ; and indeed their whole hiftories are facts without any laboured encomiums , which carry the most internal marks of fincerity of any hiftories extant among men . There feems not only no defigns to embellifh ...
... least , if not of character ; and indeed their whole hiftories are facts without any laboured encomiums , which carry the most internal marks of fincerity of any hiftories extant among men . There feems not only no defigns to embellifh ...
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... least temptation to it . was not only nothing to gain by it , but they were obliged to fuffer the lofs of all things for their adherence to the Saviour . Poverty they muft , and did fuffer during his life - time ; and though during a ...
... least temptation to it . was not only nothing to gain by it , but they were obliged to fuffer the lofs of all things for their adherence to the Saviour . Poverty they muft , and did fuffer during his life - time ; and though during a ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
abfurd againſt alfo almoſt alſo America anſwer arifes becauſe Britain Britiſh cafe caufe cauſe Chrift Chriftian circumftances commiffion confefs confequence confider confiderable confifts conftitution Congrefs courſe covenant defign defire diſcover divine doctrine eaſily Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhed expreffion faid fame fcripture feems feen fenfe fettled fettlement fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes fpeaking fpirit ftate fubject fuch fuffered fuppofe fupport fure fyftem gofpel grace Great-Britain greateſt hiftory himſelf houſe impoffible inftances inftruction intereſt itſelf juft juftice juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs liberty meaſure minifter miſtake moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity New-Jerfey obferve occafion oppofition ourſelves perfons pleaſed poffible prefent promiſe publiſhed puniſhment purpoſe queftion racter raiſed reafon refpect religion ſay ſeems ſhall Socinians ſome ſpeak ſtate ſuch ſuppoſe thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion truth underſtand underſtood univerfal uſed writing
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 134 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Seite 94 - And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Seite 74 - The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Seite 110 - I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Seite 361 - Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings : let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he will save thy life.
Seite 229 - Provided always, and it is the true intent and meaning of this act, that all the laws made and provided for the frequenting of divine service...
Seite 206 - It has been my opinion from the beginning, that we did not carry our reasoning fully home, when we complained of an arbitrary prince, or of the insolence, cruelty and obstinacy of Lord North, Lord Bute, or Lord Mansfield. What we have to fear, and what we have now to grapple with, is the ignorance, prejudice, partiality and injustice of human nature.
Seite 181 - Great-Britain, for a very obvious reason, viz. that being much more unsettled, and moving frequently from place to place, they are not so liable to local peculiarities, either in accent or phraseology. There is a greater difference in dialect between one county and another in Britain, than there is between one state and another in America.
Seite 261 - ... for the people to put in the money, after the promise was made; only the most apparent justice obliged Congress to extend the privilege to those who had put in their money before. Besides nothing can be more unequal and injurious than reckoning the money by the depreciation, either before or after the 1st of March, 1778, for a great part of the money in all the loan-offices was such as had been paid up in its nominal value, in consequence of the Tender laws. This points you, sir, to another class...
Seite 257 - I do not say that intellectual and moral qualities are in the same proportion in particular persons ; but they have a great and friendly influence upon one another, in societies and larger bodies. There have been great improvements, not only in human knowledge, but in human nature ; the progress of which can be easily traced in history.